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ICC Talk Session: Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivor Lecture: “The Unforgettable Tragedy of the A-bomb” Speaker: Michiaki Ikeda (July 16)

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On August 9th, 1945 at 11:02AM, the first atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
The city was completely destroyed and countless lives were lost.
The Second World War ended over 70 years ago and already memories have begun to fade.
However is order to prevent this from happening again and to work towards a world without nuclear weapons, atomic bomb victims have continued to tell their stories to the younger generations.
Sadly though as each year passes the victims grow older and there are less chances to hear their stories.

In an effort to contribute to the eradication of nuclear weapons and strive for world peace, the ICC, the Global Education Center and the Institute of Peace Studies are jointly organizing a lecture event at Waseda.
The Peace Studies related class “21st Century World War & Peace” will be opened to the public so that everybody can have the chance to listen to an atomic bomb survivor’s story.

The speaker, Michiaki Ikeda, was 6 years old and was at the Nagasaki Medical University Hospital at the time of the bombing only 700 meters from the hypocenter. For those of us in the “younger generation” living in modern Japan, it is quite difficult to imagine the reality of the situation at that time.

We hope that this lecture will provide an opportunity for us all to think about what really matters in life and what is truly important to us.

※There will be a photo exhibition from July 13th – 27th in Waseda Gallery, Building 27, Basement level 1.
Photos of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the time of the bombing will be shown.

 

Talk Session

Date & Time

July 16th (Sat) 2016 10:40AM – 12:10PM (Doors open at 10:30)

Venue

Building 14, Room 102

Eligibility

Waseda students, staff & the general public

Language

Japanese (with consecutive English interpretation)

Cost

Free

Registration

Not required

Organizers

Waseda University International Community Center(ICC)
Waseda University Global Education Center
Waseda University Institute of Peace Studies (WIPS)

Cooperation

Nagasaki Prefectural Culture, Tourism & International Section

Speaker

profileMichiaki Ikeda, Nagasaki Foundation for the Promotion of Peace, Inheritance Section.
Only 6 years old at the time of the bombing, she was a first grader in Yamazato elementary school. He was only 700 meters from the hypocenter when the bomb detonated. Currently he is working as a “peace guide” around the area of the blast in Nagasaki and at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum.

 

 

Photo Exhibition

Date & Time

July 13th 2016(Wed)13:00 – 18:00
July 14th 2016 (Thur) – July 26th (Tue) 10:00~18:00
July 27th 2016 (Wed) 10:00 – 14:00
※Closed on Sundays & national holidays

Venue

Building 27, Basement 1, Waseda Gallery

Eligibility

Waseda students, staff & the general public

Cost

Free

Inquiries

TEL: 03-5286-3990   E-mail: [email protected]

Dates
  • 0713

    WED
    2016

    0727

    WED
    2016

  • 0716

    SAT
    2016

Place

Building 27, Basement 1, Waseda Gallery & Building 14, Room 102

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